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Entering a Production Operation

You must create new Production Operations from Productions, and you can only do so from a Production that has a Routing and a Qty specified in the header. With such a Production open, select the 'Create Production Operations' function from the Operations menu. The 'Specify Create Production Operations' window will open: click the [Run] button to confirm that you want to create Production Operations. The appropriate Production Operations will be created, using the Standard Operations specified in the Routing as templates. Please refer to the description of the 'Create Production Operations' function for more details about how the function will use Materials, Standard Operations and the Routing to create Production Operations. You cannot enter Production Operations directly to the Production Operation register.

In effect, each Production Operation is a Production in miniature. After creating them, you should work through them in turn, marking each as Finished until the process is complete. As you Finish each Production Operation, the relevant components will be removed from stock. When you Finish the last one, the final assembled Item will be added to stock. You will then be able to return to the Production and mark this as Finished as well.

You can find the Production Operations that are connected to a particular Production in two ways:

  1. Open the Production and choose 'Production Status' from the Operations menu. A report will be printed to screen, listing the Production Operations that are connected to the Production. You can open a Production Operation by drilling down on the Comment of a Production Operation in the report.

  2. Ensure you are in the Production module and open the Production Operation register by clicking the [Production Operations] button in the Master Control panel. The 'Production Operations: Browse' window is opened, showing Production Operations already entered.

    Sort the list by Production Number (click on the Prod. No. column heading) and then search for the Production that you need by entering its Number in the field in the top right-hand corner and pressing the Enter key. Open a Production Operation by double-clicking.
In both cases, the Production Operation will be opened, in a window entitled 'Production Operation: Inspect'.

Since the amount of information stored about each Production Operation will not fit on a single screen, the Production Operation window has been divided into four cards. At the top of each is the header. There are four named buttons ('tabs') in the header.

By clicking the tabs you can navigate between cards. The header is always visible, as a reminder of the Production Operation you are working with.

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